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US calls for full investigation into Gongadze’s murder
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For more than twenty years, the Gongadze case has been an indicator of the effectiveness of the justice system in Ukraine, the US Embassy emphasized.
The US Embassy in Ukraine sent an appeal to Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova, urging her to ensure a full investigation into the murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze, as well as to bring all those involved to justice. About it informs press service of the diplomatic mission on Saturday, July 3.
“We call on the Prosecutor General to ensure a full investigation of this crime and bring the instigators to justice.
The US Embassy also welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the conviction of Alexei Pukach, who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Gongadze.
We will remind, Alexey Pukach headed the department of external surveillance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 2000, he led a group of police officers who kidnapped and killed Gongadze. Pukach personally strangled the journalist. In 2013, the former lieutenant general sentenced to life imprisonment.
It was also reported that Pukach reduced term under “Savchenko’s law”… As you know, the convicted person has the right to file a petition for pardon after serving at least 20 years of the imposed sentence. In addition, according to Part 2 of Article 87 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, an act of pardon may replace a convicted person with a sentence of life imprisonment for imprisonment for a term of at least 25 years.
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